From Goodreads.com: "Before Gwenhwyfar
became Queen - before Arthur met Merlin - a tribal Welsh princess met a
young Heatherlands Mage. Together, they will create a legend.

Inside
a mist of beauty and brutality waits the Arthurian legend as you’ve
never heard it before. Enter the world of THE DRAGON'S HARP, a realm of
blood lust and vengeance, of spellbinding magic from the beginning of
time. The realm of Princess Gwenhwyfar: a young girl torn between magic
and desire, born with magical powers she can either wield to save her
people from destruction - or deny to save her soul."

My Two Cents:

The Arthurian legend has gotten the literary treatment from a variety of
authors throughout time. It's been told in many different ways and many
different formats. King Arthur and his knights of the round table and
even the stories of Guinivere (called Gwenhwyfar in Pruitt's treatment, a
Welsh spelling), Arthur's great love, have been told in so many
different ways and from so many different points of view that sometimes
its hard to believe that the stories could be told in any different way.
Even though this is so, The Dragon's Harp is a story that needed to be
told and sheds new light on the Arthurian legend and is told from the
point of view of Gwenhwyfar.

The Dragon's Harp is the first book
in a planned 5 book series. The first book in this series covers
Gwenhwyfar's young life from her childhood through her teen years. One
thing that I really, really loved about this book is the magic factor.
Gwen's world is not that glamorous and Pruitt stayed true to the sort of
grittiness that medieval Wales held (there is one point that sort of
creeped me out and turned my stomach). I liked the grittiness but I
liked more that the magic sort of makes up for the grim lives that some
are living during the time.

Gwen's world is full of real,
tangible magic and dragons and all of these really fantastic things. I
don't read a whole lot of fantasy but when I do, I love when an author
is able to "normalize" the fantasy elements so they feel real to the
world of the book. Pruitt passes that test with flying colors.

I
also loved that this book was told from the point of view of Gwen
herself. I think it made the story especially special. I loved hearing
directly from the woman who has been the star of so many legends and
tales throughout history. It's her voice that really makes me anxious to
read the next books in this series.

Bottom line: A fabulous historical fantasy!

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Thank you so much, Meg, for your wonderful review of my novel, DRAGON'S HARP. As an avid reader myself, I'm thrilled that you enjoyed the world Gwen, Merlin, & I created :) Special thanks to all your readers for your great comments..I'd also like to mention some good news: "Harp" is now available in print as well as an eBook--and sample chapters are available on my website at http://www.rachaelpruitt.com.. Thanks very much again, Meg, for hosting me--it's an honor to spend time with you & your readers!

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